Waste makes haste in hiring at All Green Electronics Recycling

One man's defunct computer is another man's treasure. At least it is for All Green Electronics Recycling, a Tustin-based firm that has hired 20 new staff members and created five additional shifts to accommodate the seasonal influx of discarded electronics.

The company says it collects about 30 percent of its annual e-waste during the first 60 days of the year, after the iPads and Xboxes have been unwrapped and the DVD players and box television sets left on the curb.

"Many consumers are discarding the previous year's must-have devices because they've upgraded their technology," said All Green CEO Arman Sadeghi in a press release.

All Green processes between 15 million and 25 million pounds of e-waste each year. Its primary function is to dispose of old electronics equipment, either by dismantling and reselling the constituent parts, or by destroying the equipment outright. It also provides data destruction services such as "hard-drive shredding."

The company offers waste pick-up service for its larger business clients, which include the U.S. government and military. It also has 18 drop-off locations in Orange County.

The United States annually produces five billion pounds of electronic waste.